Neuroscience

REQUIREMENTS FOR PH.D. GRADUATE STUDENT CO-MAJORS IN NEUROSCIENCE AND MCDB

A student Co-majoring in MCDB and Neuroscience must have a different major professor from each program and they must be so designated.

Listed below are the core course requirements for Neuroscience Ph.D. students and for MCDB Ph.D. students, followed by the changes for this co-major:

NEUROSCIENCE:

Required Courses for Ph.D. in Neuroscience

NEURO 556. Neurobiology. Cr. 3-4.
NEURO 557. Advanced Neuroscience Techniques. Cr. 2.
NEURO 661. Current Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior. Cr. 2 to 3 each time taken.
NEURO 690. Journal Club in Neuroscience. Cr. 1. Fall & Spring. Students are required to attend and make at least one presentation at a weekly journal club focusing on current topics.
NEURO 696. Neuroscience Seminar. Cr. 1. Fall & Spring. Presentations and discussion of research by students, faculty, and visiting scholars.
NEURO 699. Research. Credits vary.
BBMB 404. Biochemistry. 3 Credits.
STAT 401. Statistical Methods for Research Workers. 4 Credits.

Electives: Six credits from the following additional courses (3 credits of electives for Neuro-MCDB co-majors only, all others require 6 credits from electives):
ComS 474 Elements of Neural Computation. Cr. 3.
EE 545.  Artificial Neural Networks. Cr. 3.
PSYCH 511. Advanced Physiological Psychology. Cr. 3
PSYCH 517. Psychopharmacology. Cr. 3.
PSYCH 519. Cognitive Neuropsychology. Cr. 3.
BMS 537. Neuroanatomy. Cr. 2.
TOX 555. Neurobehavioral Toxicology. Cr. 3
BMS 549. Advanced Vertebrate Physiology. Cr. 4.
GDCB 640.  Signal Transduction. Cr. 3.
GDCB 528 Cellular Growth and Regulation (this elective is for Neuro/MCDB co-majors only). Cr. 3
TOX 501 Principles of Toxicology. Cr. 3
BMS 575 Cell Biology. Cr. 3.

MOLECULAR, CELLULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (MCDB)

Required Courses for Ph.D. in MCDB

  1. Core Course Requirements
    1. Two semester sequence of biochemistry (404/405 or 501/502)
    2. One course from each of the following areas:
      1. Cellular: Botany 529 or Zoology 528
      2. Developmental: Botany 512, Genetics 630, or Zoology 533
      3. Molecular: Botany 545, Genetics 511, B & B 676 or MIPM 502
    3. Research seminars two semesters every year with at least one of those semesters being MCDB 698
    4. All students must pass English Requirements testing and/or subsequent courses
    5. Foreign Language Requirement is determined by the student's major department
    6. All graduate students are required to teach two semesters as part of their training for an advanced degree

Changes for students who wish to co-major in Neuroscience and MCDB:

  1. Alternate between MCDB 698 and Neuro 690: Research/Journal Club seminars two semesters every year with one of those semesters being MCDB 698 and the other Neuro 690.
  2. For MCDB students who wish to co-major in Neuroscience: Neuro 556 would be acceptable to fulfill one of the courses in MCDB category A. 2. (above) in the areas of: a. Cellular, b. Developmental, or c. Molecular.
  3. GDCB 528 (Cellular Growth and Regulation) or GDCB 640 (Signal Transduction) may be taken as an elective course for Neuroscience. GDCB 640 is presently listed as an elective course for a Neuroscience student.
  4. 3 credits of Neuroscience electives will be waived. To fulfill the MCDB requirements, a Neuroscience Program student must take an additional semester of Biochemistry (BBMB 405) and one additional core MCDB course (MCDB requirement A. Core Course Requirements).